I love a delicious healthy smoothie and this one just might be my favorite! I mean, chocolate and strawberries are perfect together and I make this chocolate strawberry smoothie all the time! It’s great for breakfast, dessert or even a midday snack!
What’s perfect about this strawberry smoothie recipe is that it’s guilt free! It loaded with so many healthy things and tastes super good! It has spinach, chia seeds, and of course strawberries in it! I love chocolate, so of course I always add a couple teaspoons of cocoa powder to everything I can! This smoothie is dairy free and has no refined sugar! This really is an easy and delicious drink!
Oh and just a tip from someone who has lots of experience making smoothies- when you are done pouring your smoothie from the blender, rinse your blender (and blender lid!) right away. Blenders are so much easier to clean if you give them a quick rinse right after use. If not, everything dries up and can be daunting to clean.
I use both fresh and frozen strawberries in this smoothie recipe. I love the fresh flavor from fresh strawberries and how the frozen strawberries add thickness without competing in flavor with the rest of the smoothie. The spinach disappears into little pieces when blended and the chia seeds are a fun and healthy addition!
To sweeten the smoothie I like to add liquid stevia. Not a lot, only about ⅛ teaspoon, stevia is super sweet naturally and it doesn’t take much to sweeten things, but if you don’t have any stevia use maple syrup or honey. I would recommend starting with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup or honey, blending, tasting and then add more depending on your preferred level of sweetness. This healthy fruit smoothie is full of delicious flavor, has lots of fiber and is dairy and refined sugar free! Could it get any better!?
Healthy fruit smoothies are one of my favorite ways to get veggies and fruits! What are some of your favorite healthy smoothie recipes? Let me know in a comment below!
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Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 3 Fresh Strawberries
- 4 Frozen Strawberries
- 1 cup Spinach
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
- 1-2 teaspoon cocoa powder
- Sweetener of choice* 1 tbs maple syrup, a ⅛ teaspoon liquid stevia, etc.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. The spinach will be chopped up into really tiny pieces and although you will be able to see them, you won’t be able to taste them!
- Enjoy!
Traci | The Petite Chef
This sounds perfect! Chocolate + a fruit (especially strawberry) is such a great combination. I love it in desserts and in healthy smoothies like this one just as much. Yum!
Lisa
Thanks! I love the combo too!
Camila
Your photography is beautiful! You're killing it, Lisa!! Great job, my friend!! I am loving your blog!! So happy to be following your work!
April
Your chocolate and strawberry smoothie sounds wonderful. I don't eat chocolate and strawberry combo anything. It actually upsets my stomach but I'm wondering if my stomach will like this smoothie. It is healthy so maybe so.
Lisa
Thank you! I'm so sorry you can't do the combo!
Mirlene | Savory Thoughts
You had me at chocolate and strawberries. This smoothie sounds so healthy. And the chia seeds will also help you stay full longer. I"m a big fan of chocolate anything so this is right up my ally
Lisa
Yes I love chia seeds for that! And chocolate ans strawberry are one of my favorite combos!
Stephanie
I love to make smoothies - such a great way to get some extra healthy foods in 🙂 This one looks so delicious and easy!
Lisa
I agree! Thank you!